| Literature DB >> 22948535 |
Graham Smith1, Laurence Carroll, Eric O Aboagye.
Abstract
Despite being developed over 30 years ago, 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose remains the most frequently used radiotracer in PET oncology. In the last decade, interest in new and more specific radiotracers for imaging biological processes of oncologic interest has increased exponentially. This review summarizes the strategies underlying the development of those probes together with their validation and status of clinical translation; a brief summary of new radiochemistry strategies applicable to PET imaging is also included. The article finishes with a consideration of the challenges imaging scientists must overcome to bring about increased adoption of PET as a diagnostic or pharmacologic tool.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22948535 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-012-0590-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Imaging Biol ISSN: 1536-1632 Impact factor: 3.488